1. Trades Training Auto Service Tech Program January 29 – June 21, 2019 Centennial Secondary

2. Introductions Program Instructor District Support District Website
Doug
Program Instructor
Terry Rueger, ‘Red Sealed’ AST + Teacher
District Support
Doug MacLean, Career/TRAIN Program Coordinator
Joanna Horvath, WORK Teacher (students with paid trade job)
Ashley Impellezzere, Job Readiness Skills
District Website
and visit AST (and 18 other trades)

3. Quick Mentions Role of Career Coordinator Graduation Credits
Doug
Role of Career Coordinator
Graduation
Commencement, Dinner & Dance, etc at your home school
Stay in contact with someone (phone app?) at home school
Grad Transitions… complete at home school
Grad “weekend” is only a weekend… not schools days
Credits
16 high school credits if you are 50% or higher
Level 1 AST trade certification requires 70% or higher

4. ITA Certification Exam
Doug
Final exam near the last day of class (mid- to late June 2019)
About multiple choice questions in 3 hours
represents 100% of your certification mark
Invigilated by the ITA… no school district present
Must have current/valid, government-issued photo ID
most common: Driver’s License or Passport (Canadian or International)
No ID or expired ID on test day = No exam
student will need to fill out an application with ITA to write sometime in Summer
1 “free” rewrite… but must apply and must wait 30 days
must have 60-69% on first blended mark… <60% means no rewrite
must wait 30+ days to do second attempt … must fill out application with ITA

5. ITA Certification Exam
Doug
Students with IEPs:
Able to get “a reader” and/or “extra time”
“a reader” must do exams in Richmond (“extra time” at Centennial)
Must fill out a form and submit 2 months in advance (see your coordinator)

6. Auto Service Tech Program
Terry
Program Hours
Start at 8.00am & End at 1.53pm… Lunch & Breaks
Follow Centennial timetable (Pro-d days, early dismissal,… )
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
CSA Steel-toed Safety Boots
clear safety glasses
“School Supplies”
Paper, Binder, Pens/Pencils & Ruler… just like high school
Calculator

7. Auto Service Tech Program
Rich
Topics Covered
Line A (4%) – Perform Safety-related Functions
Line B (14%) – Use Tools, Equipment & Documentation
Line C (1%) – Use Communication & Mentoring Techniques
Line H (7%) – Diagnose & Repair Driveline Systems
Line I (20%) – Diagnose & Repair Electrical Systems/Components
Line K (50%) – Diagnose & Repair Suspension, Braking, Control Systems, Tires, Wheels, Hubs & Wheel Bearings
Line L (3%) – Diagnose & Repair Restraint Systems, Body Components, Accessories & Trim
Line M (1%) – Diagnose & Repair Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (EV)

8. Auto Service Tech Program
Terry
Being Successful in this Program
Absences & Lates… do not have any !
Maintain your Grades… goal should be at least 70%... Ideally well into 80s !
Tests, Quizzes and other evaluations
Amount of “Practical” (30-40%) versus “Theory” Learning (60-70%)
Homework & Extra Studying
Getting extra help while at Centennial
Getting a part-time job as an AST
Learn the classroom theory/practical in a local shop
Earn hours towards your certification, once you start on the tools
Contact Joanna Horvath ( ) if you get a paid trades job, especially as and AST, as she needs to register you with the ITA

9. Auto Service Tech Program
Terry
work experience as part of the program (not Work Experience 12, the course)
Students will go out to a local mechanic’s shop just after Spring Break
19 days (April 8th – 18th)… ends just before Easter Long weekend
But those days could be slightly different if the shop is open on Saturdays
Same hours as the mechanics
Will be covered by WorkSafeBC
Will, ideally, experience various level 1 tasks that will help build their understanding of the AST trade
Students will be evaluated by the employer and receive a “mark” and “feedback” that will be factored into their program mark

10. Becoming a ‘Red Seal’
Doug
In order to become a Red Sealed AST you will need two things:
Paid AST work… 6,360 hours registered with the Industry Training Authority (ITA)
Sponsor must have his/her Red Seal
Technical training… 4 levels
level 1 while in high school
Levels 2-4 can be done in any post secondary institution in Canada offering them

11. Life after this program?!
Doug
What about getting into level 2?
Go out and work as an AST… gain 1,500 hours
Apply to any Cdn post sec offering AST level 2 (or 3 or 4)… 7 weeks each
Visit individual post secondary sites or

12. Great Opportunity
Doug
Tuition-free (28-week program after graduation  $3,500 in tuition… plus books and other college fees) Avoid potential waiting lists Gain your Level 1 technical training while still in grade 12 Others will be going to school next Sept… you’ll be working More employable and hirable… put this on resume Great life-long skill Following your Passion

13. Questions / Contact Info / Tour
Anything you are still wondering about… questions?
Contact information:
Terry Rueger:
phone:
Doug MacLean:
phone/text:
Let’s head down to the shop…